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49. The Special Rapporteur strongly recommends that the countries that did not
participate in the Durban Review Conference publicly acknowledge their support for its
outcome document and commit to its implementation.
50. With regard to the issue of incitement to racial or religious hatred, the Special
Rapporteur recommends that the constructive agreement reached in the outcome
document of the Durban Review Conference be seen as the basis for further understanding
of the thresholds established by article 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights and article 4 of the International Convention for the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination, including in the series of regional seminars that will be
organized by OHCHR.
51. The Special Rapporteur invites Member States to adopt a comprehensive approach to
tackle the problems related to the overlap of poverty and race or ethnicity prevalent
around the world. In particular, the Special Rapporteur recommends that Member States
review and redesign policies and programmes that may have a disproportionate effect on
racial or ethnic minorities in view of their socio-economic vulnerability, and implement
effective measures to improve the access of such groups to civil, cultural, economic,
political and social rights.
52. As a key prerequisite of any action aimed at tackling the socio-economic vulnerability
of persons belonging to ethnic or racial minorities, the Special Rapporteur recommends
that States collect ethnically disaggregated data and indicators that allow for the
identification of the main problems these groups face and inform policymaking in this
regard. The principles of privacy, self-identification and involvement of all communities in
such data-gathering activities should be respected at all times.
53. The Special Rapporteur recalls the overarching and cornerstone prohibition of
discrimination on national, racial, ethnic or religious grounds according to international
human rights law, and strongly recommends that States review legislation and policies that
may directly or indirectly discriminate against particular groups.
54. In order to redress the historical imbalances created by racism and discrimination,
including slavery, segregation, apartheid and other forms of exclusion, the Special
Rapporteur recommends that Member States take special measures to foster integration of
racial or ethnic minorities into education, health, housing, the workplace and other areas.